Improvement in preserve-cans



C NEWMAN. F ru't` Jar.

'No 26,515'. Patented Dec. V20, 1859.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN PRESERVE-CANS`1 Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 26,5 [5, daizedrllqgwenihcr 90 19m .To all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, CARLTON NEWMAN, of Birmingham, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Preserve-Cans and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nat-ure of my invention consists in the use of a loose india-rubber band, in combination with a rib or ridge on and groove in the neck of the jar or can, and a flaring rim and rib or ridge on the lid of the jar or can, the whole being arranged and combined for the purpose of hermetically sealing jars or cans,

and constructed in the manner hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a central section of the jar, lid, and band, representing the position of the lid and band on i the jar when properly arranged for preserving fruit. Fig. 2 is a central section of the lid, band, and jar, and represents the band rolled on the neck of the jar. Fig. 3 is a central section of the lid, band, and jar, and represents the band rolled up on thelid. Fig. 4 is aperspective View of the band.

The red dotted lines represent the form of the lid and the form of the rib or ridge on the neck ofthe jar when the lid is made of glass, china, porcelain, or delft ware.

The band represented in Fig. 4 is made much smaller in diameter than the lid or mouth of the jar, so that the contraction of the band will protect the 1joint formed on the rib or ridge ofthe neck of the qjar perfectly and pre- `vent the admission oi' air into the jar. The

band is placed on the lid or neck of the jar by pressing .the band over a conical-shaped instrument. 4

rlhe dotted lines at a: will give an idea o1" the instrument and its position when used in placing the band on the lid. It will be impossible to place a band on the lid or neck of' the jar with sufieient contracting powerto make thei jar perfectly air-tight Without the aid of some suitable instrument. ci is the jar. bis the lid ol? the jar. c is the Haring rim of the lid. d is a rib or ridge of the lid. c is the rib or ridge on the neck of the jar' f is; a groove 1n the neeli'o'fthe jr, g is the india-rubber band. l

band will be held on the lid.` The groove f in neck of the jar.

by the contraction of the `band in its Wdtln when placed over the daring rimlof lid and the rib or ridge on the neck ofthe jar, will ter of its diameter. the rib or ridge c and the groove f, when any ridge e and the groove f.

of the jar. When the band is placedon the By the arrangement of the` flaring rim c "of` the lid and the ridge c on the neck of the jar e f the joint between the lidand jar isbrought 1. on or near to the center of the .rib e, thereby nf l. g causing the greatest pressureof thebandto l". t be directly over the joint, thusmaking the jar s l; perfectly air-tight by theuseof the bandgin y connection with theiiaringirim c of the lid b e and the rib or ridge e on the neck ofthe, jar: l By the arrangement of the `ilaring rim c and i 1. x the rib or ridge d of the lid b the` india-rubber i l. I

the neck of the jar, in connection Withthel rib or ridge e, will hold the band down onthe i Thus a detached band "may f 1 be used and shifted from the `lid down onto I l or up from the neck ofthe jaronto thelid at x pleasure, without the liability `of `having to use 3, an instrumentin replacing the india-rubber l. band a second time on thelid or on theneck l l of the jar, andwithout the liability of loosing 3l the band. By the arrangement ofthe aring p i i rim on the lid andthe rib orlridge outhe` neck of the jar the lid will be held down rmly l for it will be readily observed that `the band,

contract in its width as well as toward the cenr By the arrangement of defect is found in the lid which would pre; vent the perfect sealing of `the janthe band can be readily shifted 'down onto the neck of e f" the jar and there held by the rib orridge e l until another lid is placed onthe jar,\and 1` should any cause arise demanding a` change; l of the lid the change can `bemade with ease` y and speed by this arrangement of tlielrib or l t i The operation of sealing the jaris a'sfollows:` Having the band placed onthe lid, as seenin l 1 Fig. 3, the lid is placed on `the jar and the band unrolled down over the flaring rimof l, l the lid and over the rib or ridge` on the neck l l l neck of the jar, as seen in Fig; 2, thebandlis l unrolled up over the rib or ridge on the neck 1` l of the jar and over the Haring rim of the` lidi."` 1

2 l M 26.515 l t The unsealing of the jar is performed by siniply rolling the band onto the lid or neck of the jar. The proper position of the band is represented in Fig. l.

I am aware that an india-rubber band, permanently attached to the lid of a jar and used in connection with a metal oianip for the purpose of sealing fruit jars or cans, has been used, such device being` seen in :thepatent of l-I. G. Dayton, patented June 8, 1858. Therefore I do not claim the general use of india-rubber bands for the purpose of sealing fruit jars or cans; but

That I do claim as of my invention is- The use of the loose or detached elastic band when used in onneetion With the Haring rim CARLTON NEVM AN.

Vitnesses:

J AMES J. JonNs'roN, GEORGE P. STEoK. 

